Re: Misclassification of packages; "libs" and "doc" sections
Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
> > ("base" is also anomalous, but it seems to serve a purpose
> > in this case to classify differently---based on importance
> > rather than theme or purpose.)
>
> Base serves no purpose other than to confuse users (just a bit) by making
> them arrive to false assumptions and making more difficult for them to find
> some things.
This is true of every section in the archive. Almost every package can
conceivably fit in one of two or more sections, and which one they end
up in is essentially arbitrary. Noone uses the sections for anything
real today; they're just a historical relic. (And BTW base is a true
relic since it doesn't even contain the entire base sysrem anymore.)
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see shy jo
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